User talk:Acarnagey

November 2018
Hello, I'm Longhair. I wanted to let you know that one or more of your recent contributions to User:Acarnagey/sandbox have been undone because they appeared to be promotional. Advertising and using Wikipedia as a "soapbox" are against Wikipedia policy and not permitted; Wikipedia articles should be written objectively, using independent sources, and from a neutral perspective. Take a look at the welcome page to learn more about Wikipedia. Thank you. Longhair\talk 21:55, 26 November 2018 (UTC)


 * Hello, Longhair. I did not mean it to be a soapbox or advertising. I used that as filler text as I was attempting to find out how to create the page as a neutral informational resource. I was unaware it would be viewed and deleted so soon after I began. Is there a way to restart the page now that you have deleted the content? I'm a touch confused if you couldn't tell! Sorry about that! --Acarnagey (talk) 22:31, 26 November 2018 (UTC)


 * If you are intending to write or edit about an organisation with which you are associated with, that can still be considered as promotional editing and is a conflict of interest. -- Longhair\talk 22:35, 26 November 2018 (UTC)


 * I work for a non-profit institution much like St. Judes Hospital. Are you telling me St. Jude had an unbiased party establish their original page? I would like to state the facts of this organization in a professional way. How does that go against the Wikipedia guidelines? If I were merely a patient of this organization you could argue my posting the facts would be considered a conflict of interest. Based on what you are saying, how is this page able to be created? Acarnagey (talk) 22:49, 26 November 2018 (UTC)


 * An organisation must be notable for inclusion at Wikipedia. See the information at Notability (organizations and companies) for more information on this; in short, an organisation is generally considered notable if it has been the subject of significant coverage in reliable, independent secondary sources. Wikipedia is not a business directory but an encylopedia... -- Longhair\talk 22:54, 26 November 2018 (UTC)


 * I think I understand. An issue that I have come across is that the references are not our complete name, but rather a shortened form such as West Texas Rehab, WTRC etc.. Thank you for your assistance. Acarnagey (talk) 23:00, 26 November 2018 (UTC)


 * On the St Judes topic, you may also wish to read over WP:OTHERSTUFFEXISTS. Further, the Wikimedia Foundation requires that editors who are compensated for their edits disclose that relationship before editing, ie, your employer pays you and you're here editing about that topic. Editors with a conflict of interest are asked to request edits rather than edit articles directly. I realise this is a lot of information to absorb... the short version being it's generally not a good idea to write about topics where a conflict of interest exists. If you have any further questions I'm happy to help. -- Longhair\talk 23:04, 26 November 2018 (UTC)

Welcome!
Hello, Acarnagey, and welcome to Wikipedia! Thank you for your contributions. I hope you like the place and decide to stay. Here are a few links to pages you might find helpful:


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